Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-10

The day had advanced to evening Lord
montbarry and the bridal party had gone to
the opera Agnes alone, pleading the excuse Of
fatigue, remained at the hotel Having kept
up appearances by accompanying his friends
to the theatre, Henry Westwick slipped away
after the first act and Joined Agnes in the
drawing room.
slave you thought of what said to you
earlier in the dayr he asked, taking a chair
at her side. "Do you agree with me that one
dreadful doubt which oppressed us both is at
least set at rsstin
Agnes shook her head sadly. 81 wish
could agree with you, Henry wish could
honestly say that my mind is at ease"
The answer would have discouraged most
men. Henry's patience where Agnes was
concernedD was equal to any demands on it.
"If you will only look back at the events
Of the day" he said, you must surely admit
that we have not been completely baf1ed.
Remember how DR.. Bruno disposed of our
doubts: After thirty years of medical prac-
tice, do you think l am likely to mistake the
symptoms of death by bronchitisT If ever
there was an unanswerable question, there it
is. Was the consups testimony doubtful In
any part Of it, He called at the palace to
offer his services, after hearing of Lord Mont
barry's death; he arrived at the time when
the coffin was in the house; he himself saw
the corpse placed in 1t, and the lid screwed
down. The evidence Of the priest was equally
beyond dispute. He remained in the room
with the coffin, rsciting the prayers for the
dead, until the funeral left the palace. Bear
all these statements In mind, Agnes; and how
can you deny that the question of Montbar-
RVS death and burial is question set at restl
We have really but one doubt left; we have
stin to ask ourselves whether the remains
which I discovered are the remains of the
lost courier or not There is the case as IN
| derstand it. Have stated it fairlyT
Agnes could not deny that be had stated it
fairly
| "Then what prevents you from experienc-
| ing the same sense of relief that | feel 2
Henry asked. " 49,
"What saw last night prevents me-" Agnes
answered. when you spoke Of this subject
after our inquiries were over you reproached
| me with taking, what you called, the super
stitious view. l don't quite admit that-but
| do acknowledge that should find the super
stitious view Ineligible if 1 heard it ex
pressed by some other person. Remembering
| what your brother and once were to eaci
other in the bygone time, 1 can understand
the apparition making itself visible to me, tx
| claim the mercy of Christian burial and tn
| vengeance due to crime can even per
ceive some faint possibility of truth in the ex
PLANTATION which you described as the mes
meric theory-that what / saw might be tn
result of magnetic influence communicated t.
me as l lay between the remains OF tn
| murdered husband above me and the guilt,
wife suffering the tortures of remorse at m.
bedside But what l do not understand is
that should have passed through that dread
full ordeal, having no previous knowledge o
the murdered man in his lifetime, or onl,
knowing him If you suppose that saw th
apparition of FerrarD through the interes
which l took in his wife. can't disput
your reasoning, Henry. But feel in m
heart of hearts that you are deceived. Moth
ing will shake my belief that We are still a
far from having discovered the dreadful trut
as ever
= Henry made no further attempt to disput
with her. She had impressed him with Gel
tain reluctant respect for Der own opinion
: spite Of himself.
"Have you thought Of any better way {
arriving at the truthT he asked. "Who IL